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The fight for Dzil Nchaa Si An, Mt. Graham: Apaches and astrophysical development in Arizona
Cultural survival quarterly • 19 (4) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 50-57
By: Brandt, Elizabeth A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article describes the fight of the Western Apache to preserve Dzil Nchaa Si An (Mt. Graham) as an area sacred to the Apache from development by an international consortium of astronomers who wish to establish multiple telescopes in the old growth forest at the summit of the mountain. The author discusses the sacred character of Dzil Nchaa Si An from the standpoint of the Apache, and the attempts to stop development on the mountain.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External relations
- Sacred objects and places
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Western Apache
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2000
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1989-1995
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- east central Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Elizabeth A. Brandt
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 57)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89646755
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Western Apache Indians